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    Obama’s State of the Union address seeks to frame 2016 race
    Nation, News
    Obama’s State of the Union address seeks to frame 2016 race
    JULIE PACE 
    Jan 11, 2016
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address will attempt to frame the choice Americans face as they select his success...
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    Afghan forces struggle as ranks thinned by ‘ghost’ soldiers
    News, World
    Afghan forces struggle as ranks thinned by ‘ghost’ soldiers
    LYNNE O'DONNELL and MIRWAIS KHAN 
    Jan 10, 2016
    KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan forces are struggling to man the front lines against a resurgent Taliban, in part because of untold numbers of "gh...
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    DiCaprio happy leaders taking climate change more seriously
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    DiCaprio happy leaders taking climate change more seriously
    JOHN CARUCCI 
    Jan 09, 2016
    NEW YORK (AP) — Leonardo DiCaprio feels optimistic that the debate over climate change has begun to wane and world leaders are finally starting to tak...
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    Germany publishes ‘Mein Kampf’ for 1st time since WWII
    News, World
    Germany publishes ‘Mein Kampf’ for 1st time since WWII
    MICHAEL FAULHABER and GEIR MOULSON 
    Jan 09, 2016
    MUNICH (AP) — An annotated edition of "Mein Kampf," the first version of Adolf Hitler's notorious manifesto to be published in Germany since the end o...
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    Libya truck bombing kills at least 60 policemen, wounds 200
    News, World
    Libya truck bombing kills at least 60 policemen, wounds 200
    ESSAM MOHAMED 
    Jan 09, 2016
    TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A massive truck bomb exploded near a police base in the western Libyan town of Zliten on Thursday, killing at least 60 policemen...
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    EU says Turkey not doing enough to contain migrant crisis
    News, World
    EU says Turkey not doing enough to contain migrant crisis
    RAF CASERT 
    Jan 09, 2016
    AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Union on Thursday complained that Turkey wasn't doing enough to significantly decrease the number of people making the d...
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    Clinton campaign says Sanders at odds with Obama on guns
    Nation, News
    Clinton campaign says Sanders at odds with Obama on guns
    LISA LERER and JOSH LEDERMAN 
    Jan 09, 2016
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign jumped at a chance Friday to portray rival Sen. Bernie Sanders as being at odds with Preside...
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    Tax filing issues could jeopardize health law aid for many
    Nation, News
    Tax filing issues could jeopardize health law aid for many
    RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR 
    Jan 09, 2016
    WASHINGTON (AP) — About 1.4 million households that got financial help for health insurance under President Barack Obama's law failed to properly acco...
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    Police release video of Bill Richardson after car crash
    Nation, News
    Police release video of Bill Richardson after car crash
    MORGAN LEE 
    Jan 09, 2016
    SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Police video released Thursday shows former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson feigning ignorance briefly before acknowledging to a...
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    UN envoy in Syria to assure upcoming peace talks in Geneva
    News, World
    UN envoy in Syria to assure upcoming peace talks in Geneva
    ALBERET AJI and PHILIP ISSA 
    Jan 08, 2016
    DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — As a Saudi-Iran crisis roils the Middle East, the U.N. special envoy to Syria arrived in Damascus on Friday to lay the groundwo...
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    Dummy Hellfire missile mistakenly shipped to Cuba
    Politics
    Dummy Hellfire missile mistakenly shipped to Cuba
    BRADLEY KLAPPER 
    Jan 08, 2016
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A dummy U.S. Hellfire missile was mistakenly shipped from Europe to Cuba in 2014, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The ine...
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    State faulted for ‘incomplete’ record searches under Clinton
    Politics
    State faulted for ‘incomplete’ record searches under Clinton
    JACK GILLUM 
    Jan 08, 2016
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department produced "inaccurate and incomplete" responses to public records requests while Democratic presidential hopeful...
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    South Korea to resume anti-North propaganda broadcasts
    News, World
    South Korea to resume anti-North propaganda broadcasts
    FOSTER KLUG and HYUNG-JIN KIM 
    Jan 08, 2016
    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea plans to retaliate for North Korea's nuclear test by starting broadcasts of anti-Pyongyang propaganda across the...
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    US recruits tech leaders to help disrupt Islamic State group
    Business, Nation World
    US recruits tech leaders to help disrupt Islamic State group
    BRANDON BAILEY and JULIE PACE 
    Jan 08, 2016
    PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — With extremists finding fertile ground for recruitment online, the White House is dispatching top national security officials...
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    Sheriff meets with armed group, asks them to leave
    Nation, News
    Sheriff meets with armed group, asks them to leave
    MANUEL VALDES 
    Jan 08, 2016
    BURNS, Ore. (AP) — Three Oregon sheriffs met Thursday with an armed group occupying a federal wildlife refuge in southeastern Oregon and asked them to...
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    Man in fake explosives vest killed amid high Paris tension
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    Man in fake explosives vest killed amid high Paris tension
    ELAINE GANLEY and LORI HINNANT 
    Jan 08, 2016
    PARIS (AP) — A man wearing a fake explosives vest and wielding a butcher knife was shot to death by police outside a Paris police station Thursday, jo...
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    Israel army: 3 Palestinians killed after attacking soldiers
    News, World
    Israel army: 3 Palestinians killed after attacking soldiers
    Jan 07, 2016
    JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians brandishing knives attacked Israeli soldiers in two separate incidents in the West Bank on Thursday night before forces ...
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    Trial is expected to reveal polygamous towns’ inner workings
    Nation, News
    Trial is expected to reveal polygamous towns’ inner workings
    JACQUES BILLEAUD and BRADY McCOMBS 
    Jan 07, 2016
    PHOENIX (AP) — A trial that begins this month in Phoenix is expected to reveal the inner workings of two secluded towns on the Arizona-Utah line that ...
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    Orthodox faithful mark Christmas with services, celebration
    News, World
    Orthodox faithful mark Christmas with services, celebration
    JIM HEINTZ 
    Jan 07, 2016
    MOSCOW (AP) — For much of the Orthodox Christian world, Thursday is celebrated as Christmas Day. Believers in Russia, Ukraine, and parts of Eastern Eu...
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    Washington governor takes action on guns after Obama move
    Nation, News
    Washington governor takes action on guns after Obama move
    DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP 
    Jan 07, 2016
    BURIEN, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed an executive order aimed at curbing gun violence by improving data-sharing among government age...
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    Pirates’ trade deadline defined by rigid thinking and poor processes. What else is new?
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    Pirates’ trade deadline defined by rigid thinking and poor processes. What else is new?
    JASON MACKEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    August 1, 2025
    (TNS) — Four years ago, the Pirates eschewed a traditional draft strategy and instead took Henry Davis No. 1 overall, using the savings to sign other ...
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    PA defense synced and ready for Saturday
    Football, Local Sports
    PA defense synced and ready for Saturday
    Jo Wankel 
    August 1, 2025
    Pennsylvania’s defensive unit is ready for Saturday, relying on speed and aggressiveness to achieve its goals. The Defensive Line consists of Landon F...
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    Bold strokes for a big milestone
    Local News
    Bold strokes for a big milestone
    August 1, 2025
    Local artists Rick Minard and, not pictured, Greg Souchik, work on the patriotic Union Square mural celebrating America’s impending 250th anniversary....
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    Social Security Matters: Why hasn’t benefit changed because I’m still working?
    Business, Local News, News
    Social Security Matters: Why hasn’t benefit changed because I’m still working?
    By RUSSELL GLOOR 
    August 1, 2025
    DEAR RUSTY: I am receiving Social Security benefits while continuing to work full time. There are no restrictions on my wage earnings because I waited...
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    Delve deeper into benefits of BBB
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Delve deeper into benefits of BBB
    August 1, 2025
    History predicts that Republicans will suffer losses in next year’s midterm elections, and Democrats have made clear they will try to use President Do...
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    Small town, big impact
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    Small town, big impact
    Screw Cancer Festival returns today 
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    August 1, 2025
    KANE – For the third year in a row, Flickerwood Wine Cellars will be filled with music, laughter and a community united for a good cause during the Sc...
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